Judge Ada Brown of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered a final judgment in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on August 20, 2024, holding unlawful and setting aside the FTC Noncompete...more
The Federal Trade Commission on April 23 approved a Final Rule banning almost all worker noncompete clauses (noncompete rule). Absent a court entering a nationwide injunction or vacating the rule, it is set to go into effect...more
Laws in the United Kingdom and United States are increasingly taking a more restrictive view on the permitted scope of exclusivity and noncompete clauses. On December 4, 2020, the UK government launched a consultation on...more
The Massachusetts legislature recently passed legislation covering all private sector employees and independent contractors with regard to noncompetition agreements entered into on or after October 1, 2018. The bill sets...more